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“Excellent Mexican food in downtown El Cajon”

Por Favor is run by the same nice folks who own Downtown Cafe, and the Por Favor in La Mesa. Really good Mexican fare, lots of beer choices, and authentic ambiance and food. Fun spot for lunch meetings. Located on Main Street near city hall in El Cajon.

Por Favor is run by the same nice folks who own Downtown Cafe, and the Por Favor in La Mesa. Really good Mexican fare, lots of beer choices, and authentic ambiance and food. Fun spot for lunch meetings. Located on Main Street near city hall in El Cajon.

Well Por Favor on Main Street in El Cajon is not the place to go. They do have great Margarita's if that is what you need, how ever the food and service do leave a little bit lacking. The meals that I have ordered have always been a little less in the flavor and the service is also lacking. Some...
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This was our first time here and hope it won’t be the last. The have a nice atmosphere and some interesting murals on the walls. The menu is comprehensive, but they don’t, to our surprise, have tamales. But they do have tostadas, which can be hard to find. Some of our group ordered a la cart, to cut down on...
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A very good choice if you have a large group looking for authentic Mexican food. There were 8 in our party of golfers. A small margueritas is huge. I had a mango fruit and it was a real thirst quencher. I ordered a chimichanga and it also was huge. The other 7 were pleased with their choices.

The food is consistently good to great here, just like the sister restaurant in La Mesa. The service is good and the atmosphere is casual and friendly. There's free parking on the street but if you have to walk a bit, there are plenty of interesting shops along the way. There's a large outdoor patio for that San Diego ambiance....
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We stopped here on the way to our vacation home and were pleasantly surprised. We were here in off-hours (mid-afternoon), so it was quiet. The patio seating was lovely and service was perfect. Two of us had pork carnitas and one had arroz con pollo. All were really good. The carnitas portions were very large; two could share one. I...
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We were looking for good Mexican food, but with a gluten intolerance, it is sometimes hard to find spots. We liked the prices, the menu looked great and the waitress was nice. The downside, they were not educated in "food intolerances" and could not tell me what did or did not contain gluten. I would suggest for them to become...
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